Cinnamon: Evolution Integration Into Calendar Applet

[MiguelQu]

Please consider the integration of evolution into the default calendar applet. Thanks in advance!

[RavetcoFX]

Can you please define what you want more clearly when you say "Integrated"?

[mfreeman72]

I think what he means is that it functions like the old Gnome 2 calendar: Dates on the calendar can be selected with a mouse click. Events/appointments for the selected date are read from the Evolution calendar and are listed below the calendar. Dates with events/appointments on them are shown in bold on the calendar. A double-click on a date in the calendar opens the Evolution calendar program to that date.

I also really want this. If I had any programming abilities, I would write the applet myself (I looked into that, and no, it's not definitely happening from my end - I just can't wrap my brain around Javascript). It's something that's desperately missing in Cinnamon. I just switched from MATE (where the aforementioned Gnome 2 calendar still exists) to Cinnamon. While I prefer Cinnamon for just about everything else, this is one place where MATE shows itself as a more mature, full-featured product at the moment. I also heard from someone that Gnome Shell's calendar works this way, too. Would it be possible to port that?

[highwindmx]

+1 but I prefer what orage does in xfce , as a featured applet but not embed in system calendar until one day devs want to pull evolution as a dependencies

[leigh123linux]

-1 Clem spent ages stripping the evolution rubbish from cinnanon to reduced it deps on gnome.

This would be better suited as an additional spice applet.

[mfreeman72]

Leigh123linux, that's fine. I totally understand and agree on the reduction of gnome deps. And having it as a separate applet is fine, as long as it is done well. But what's the problem with adding this functionality, for all of the more common calendar applications, without deps for any of them. Just detect if the user has installed them and then work with it. Could be Evolution, Thunderbird/Lightning, whatever. I'm not saying tie it directly to gnome again. Just add the feature for those who need it. I just personally like Evolution. But it could be any calendar program, or even Google and opening a browser when clicked.

[highwindmx]

@mfreeman72 @MiguelQu
I think you may want to try this:http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/05/california-calendar-app-hits-yorba-daily-ppa

[mfreeman72]

@highwindmx That's a nice program, but it's not at all what I need. I need something that sits in my clock applet so I can quickly click it and see my upcoming appointments and make new ones through the calendar that's already there. California does nothing that Evolution doesn't already do. It's simple and clean - I like that. But it really doesn't add anything to this conversation. I do appreciate the heads-up on a nice new program, though! Great for someone who doesn't need anything more than that.

[highwindmx]

@mfreeman72 ,how about this way:http://cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com/applets/view/189 ?

[mfreeman72]

@highwindmx I appreciate the effort in making the applet. I've got it installed and I'm trying it your way for now. But, I'm really still hoping for what I described above. I just liked the functionality that the old Gnome date/time applet offered, being able to just show a simple list of upcoming events/appointments under the calendar, and letting me click on a date in the calendar to view/edit anything on that date if I needed to. No need to open up a full program unless I need to. It's something that other DE's can do, and it's a pretty glaring omission from Cinnamon. Again, it doesn't need to be Evolution-specific. It can use California or whatever. The more programs it can connect to the better. But having a calendar that you can't interact with in the date/time applet is useless and frustrating (to me).

[highwindmx]

@mfreeman72 yes, I do have the same request, but for now that's it.
I want this applet show time[even based on timezone] not just an icon, but I can't
I want this applet send some notification out when meet a event, but I can't
so I make this little step out and let other people who interested in this can help user like you and me.

I have to say date/time applet is also an applet , an option, BTW, if my little applet can show time as what date/time applet do, would you like to replace it? :)

like many users talking about replacing Cinnamon Menu with Configurable Menu, I think why clem spent a lot time stripping the evolution from cinnamon must have some reasons, reduce deps, make system neat and fast, I guess. Actually it depends on whether the developer-team think it as a basic function, if not it should be trimmed.
Not just personal time management software Mint don't have, even like some essential components such as Chinese input method not included in Mint (after adding Chinese language into system, I have to add more packages to provide me a way to input Chinese characters). but it doesn't that matter once you familiar with it(but Mint do need to improve its document) .

So in summary, the problem is for now we can choose but we don't have many choices, my way is to ask, wait and learn.

[mfreeman72]

Has there been any work done toward this? I still have a basically useless calendar sitting on my panel, and would love to have it become functional.

[mfreeman72]

@clefebvre Are there any plans for anything like this?

The calendar in the date/time applet is too non-interactive. What it really needs is some way of displaying and adding/editing/deleting appointments on selectable dates. It would be even better if it could also sync with installed calendar programs and/or online services, such as Google Calendar or any calendar with live online calendar URL's (ical, etc.).

If I knew how, I would try hammering out an applet of my own. Unfortunately, I don't have time to learn how to do that.

[hako1]

Since Ubuntu gave up on Unity and moves to Gnome, I tried Gnome with 17.04 1nd 17.10. Gnome is mostly a poor experience, so I installed Cinnamon on Ubuntu 17.10.
Many things work much better now. However, I miss the integrated date/calendar applet of Gnome and Unity.
Would be really nice to have such an applet in Cinnamon.

[uocxp]

I think many Cinnamon users miss this feature! It is really important to have an interactive calendar applet.

[ikuria]

oh yes, plz - big need!

[JosephMcc]

Many thanks for contributing to Cinnamon. Your suggestion was reviewed. Your job is done and we'll take it from here :)

For more information on our workflow and feature requests, read https://linuxmint-troubleshooting-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/faq.html

[mfreeman72]

@JosephMcc Just out of curiosity: Is anything being done with our suggestions? It's been three years since this was closed, and the current calendar applet is pretty much the same as it was from Cinnamon version 1. At least in function and appearance.